Rangers complete sweep of Royals

Texas Rangers' David Murphy (7) follows through on his double to right off of Kansas City Royals' Luke Hochevar as catcher Jason Kendall, right, looks on in the third inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 9, 2010, in Arlington, Texas. The hit scored Josh Hamilton and Ian Kinsler. Murphy had three hits in the 6-4 Rangers win. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

ARLINGTON - David Murphy had three hits and drove in two runs, Max Ramirez contributed the go-ahead RBI with a fifth-inning double, and the Texas Rangers completed a four-game sweep with a 6-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.

Doug Mathis (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings for the victory as the Rangers won for the 10th time in 13 games. Neftali Feliz got three outs for his third save in the series and ninth in 10 chances overall.

Mike Aviles homered and had three hits for Kansas City, which completed a 3-8 trip.

Kansas City's Mitch Maier had a two-run double in the second to open the scoring.

Brad Thompson (0-2) took the loss.

Mariners 8, Angels 1

SEATTLE - Josh Wilson and Michael Saunders hit back-to-back home runs in Seattle's four-run fourth inning, and the bottom of the Mariners lineup helped Seattle break out of its offensive doldrums with a win against the Los Angeles Angels.

Seattle's lackluster offense that cost hitting coach Alan Cockrell his job Sunday morning, came alive in time to avoid the first winless homestand of more than four games in team history. Seattle had been swept by Texas and Tampa Bay, and dropped the first two games to the Angels before finally snapping an eight-game losing streak.

Mariners starter Jason Vargas (3-2) continued with his strong performances of late, pitching 7 1-3 innings, scattering four hits and one unearned run.

Jenks (1-1) failed to retire any of the four batters he faced. Travis Snider doubled and John Buck singled before Lewis drove a 3-1 pitch into the right-field seats to give the Blue Jays an 8-7 lead. It was Lewis' second homer of the season.

Jenks was booed as he walked to the dugout after yielding a single to Aaron Hill. Alex Gonzalez added an RBI single off Scott Linebrink.

Twins 6, Orioles 0

MINNEAPOLIS - Nick Blackburn threw seven strong innings, Denard Span had his third three-hit game of the month and the Minnesota Twins beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-0 Sunday to earn a split of the four-game series.